Upcoming Meetings
SFS 2026 Annual Meeting: May 17–21 in Spokane, Wash.
Visit the 2026 Annual Meeting website to learn about our invited speakers, destination and travel information, accommodations, student travel support, and more. Early registration opens soon — start exploring your options for SFS 2026 today!
Recent Meeting
2025 Annual Meeting: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Previous Meetings
The Society was founded as the Midwest Benthological Society by 13 charter members at Havana, Illinois, in the spring of 1953. Since then, the Society has met annually at locations across North America and the globe.
See a complete list of previous meetings
Abstract Search
Abstracts from the 2015-2018 annual meetings can be searched for here. Abstracts back to 2011 to added soon.